Friday, December 7, 2012

Who Pulled The Drain Plug?

.

I've never seen the water level in the Mississippi so low. It's down below the bottom of the cobblestone levee to the point that the rock breaks up and becomes the river bottom. This is the barge that helicopter tours depart from. The two gangplanks are usually way up the bricks.Of course, we've seen the opposite. Maybe it's just the river breathing, in and out, in and out.

This is a scary issue. I have been reading about the low water levels but I haven't seen it illustrated as well as by your two photos. The waterways bring coal to northern power plants and grain products south. If they become impassable, the region and country will have problems that most people haven't thought about.